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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.02.2012 (43) Date of publication: 30.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/05 (21) Application number: 11760162.5 (22) Date of filing: 23.03.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/24(2006.01) D06M 10/00(2006.01) A61L 27/38(2006.01) D06M 10/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/029654 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/119754 (29.09.2011 Gazette 2011/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 10.09.2010 US 381858 P 23.03.2010 US 316801 P (71) Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Irvine, CA 92614 (US)

(72) Inventors: DOVE, Jeffrey, S. Irvine CA 92614 (US) TIAN, Bin Irvine CA 92614 (US) SCHNEIDER, Ralph Irvine CA 92614 (US) COHEN, Jeffrey, S. Irvine CA 92614 (US) JANKOVIC, Ivan Irvine CA 92614 (US) MIGLIAZZA, John, F. Irvine CA 92614 (US) WRIGHT, Gregory, A. Irvine CA 92614 (US) YOUNG, James, M. Irvine CA 92614 (US) CAMPBELL, Louis, A. Irvine CA 92614 (US) (74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner  Postfach 31 02 60 80102 München 80102 München (DE)